Transportation Communications Newsletter: March 2016

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Thursday, March 31, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

CAMERAS

1) Speed Cameras Touted as Lifesavers in Pennsylvania

Link to Philadelphia Inquirer blog

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/in-transit/Speed-cameras-could-save-lives-in-PA.html

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Sources: Amazon in Talks to Buy Stake in Mapping Company Here

Link to Reuters article

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-automakers-here-amazon-idUSKCN0WX2D8

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) South Korea Issues Warning Over Suspected North Korean GPS Disruption

Link to Yonhap News article

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/03/31/0200000000AEN20160331010853315.html

4) MIT Turns Wi-Fi Into Indoor GPS

Link to IEEE Spectrum article

http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/wireless/mit-turns-wifi-into-indoor-gps

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) ITS Rocky Mountain E-Update – March 2016

Link to update

http://bit.ly/1MWhEeb

6) USDOT Releases Four New ITS-Related Reports

Link to further information

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103439157490&ca=5a829887-2462-42a8-b7f3-280835e58851

TELEMATICS

7) BMW EnLighten App Demystifies Stoplight Timing

Link to Car Connection article

http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1103170_app-demystifies-stoplight-timing-could-it-ease-your-commute

8) Future Telematics Could Aid Vehicle Appraisers

Link to WardsAuto article

http://wardsauto.com/nada-convention-and-exposition/future-telematics-could-aid-vehicle-appraisers

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

9) The State of DC's Emergency Management Operations

Link to WFED Radio's Fed Access interview

http://federalnewsradio.com/fed-access/2016/03/the-state-of-dcs-emergency-management-operations/

VEHICLES

10) BMW Connects Customers Through Azure Cloud

Link to USA Today article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/03/31/bmw-connects-customers-through-azure-cloud/82467410/

Link to news release

News Releases

1) Amtrak Expanding Free Wi-Fi and Upgrading Current Wi-Fi Service

2) Distracted Driving Crashes on the Rise in Colorado – CDOT Seeks Anti-Distracted Driving Messages from Public

3) South Bend, Indiana Unveils Smart Streets Website

4) Nebraska Department of Roads Joins Waze Connected Citizens Program

Solicitation

- Nominations Sought – ITS America State Chapter Awards Program

http://itsamerica2016.org/state-chapter-awards/

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: Utilizing Technology in Coordinated Human Services Transportation Systems – April 14

https://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s160414_Mobility_Options.asp

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Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) How Airports and the Drone Industry Are Teaming Up to Protect Planes

Link to Washington Post article

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/03/29/how-airports-and-the-drone-industry-are-teaming-up-to-protect-planes/

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Apple Brings Maps Nearby, Flyover and Traffic Features to More Locations

Link to 9to5Mac article

http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/29/apple-maps-nearby-flyover-traffic/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Foreign Drivers Flock to Portuguese E-Toll System

Link to Portugal News article

http://theportugalnews.com/news/foreign-drivers-flock-to-e-toll-system/37798

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Inrix Traffic App Use AI to Learn Your Driving Habits

Link to Engadget article

http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/30/inrix-traffic-app-uses-ai-to-learn-your-driving-habits/

Link to news release

OTHER

5) Kansas City, Missouri Installs First Smart City Kiosks Downtown

Link to Government Technology article

http://www.govtech.com/fs/Kansas-City-Mo-Installs-First-Smart-City-Kiosks-Downtown.html

RAILROADS

6) UK Rail Operator Reprimanded Over ‘Misleading’ Advert

Link to Evening Standard article

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/rail-operator-reprimanded-over-misleading-advert-a3213831.html

ROADWAYS

7) Inside the World’s Longest Floating Bridge: How Engineers Made New Lake Washington Span Bigger, Better and Safer

Link to GeekWire article

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/behind-scenes-520-floating-bridge/

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Pro-ISIS Group Hacks New Jersey Transit Police Website, Publishes Personal Information

Link to WNBC-TV story

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Pro-ISIS-Group-Hacks-NJ-Transit-Police-Information-Publishes-List-373930871.html

9) Charlotte Area Transit System App Plugs Into Fight Against Terrorism

Link to Charlotte Observer article

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article68619517.html

10) Potential Loosening of Montana Electronic Billboard Regulations Cause Stir

Link to KULR-TV story

http://www.kulr8.com/story/31595522/potential-loosening-of-montana-electronic-billboard-regulations-cause-stir

11) Evidence Mounts of Distraction Risks from Digital Billboards Along Roadways

Link to FairWarning article

http://www.fairwarning.org/2016/03/digital-billboards/

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) Cincinnati Metro, Uber Announce Partnership to Close ‘First Mile-Last Mile Gap’ in Public Transit

Link to WCPO-TV story

http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/cincinnati-metro-uber-to-announce-partnership-to-close-first-mile-last-mile-gap-in-public-transit

Link to news release

TRANSIT

13) Transit Benefits Snarled by Mixed Messages from US Agencies

Link to WFED Radio story

http://federalnewsradio.com/benefits/2016/03/transit-benefits-snarled-mixed-messages-agencies/

14) Connecticut’s CT Transit Runs Late on GPS Promise

Link to New Haven Independent article

http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/ct_transit_running_late/

15) Transport for New South Wales Puts Brakes on Kangaroo Cruelty Bus Ad Campaign

Link to Sydney Morning Herald article

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/transport-for-nsw-puts-brakes-on-voiceless-kangaroo-bus-ad-campaign-20160330-gntwuq.html

16) Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Launches Website for Proposed Bus Rapid Transit Line

Link to BizTimes article

http://www.biztimes.com/2016/03/29/brtwebsitelaunched/

17) Glasgow’s Bus Information and Signaling System Moves to the ‘Cloud’

Link to Traffic Technology Today article

http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=78556

18) Miami-Dade Bus Drivers Find ‘Clever” Way to Communicate

Link to Kendall Gazette article

http://communitynewspapers.com/kendall-gazette-home/miami-dade-bus-drivers-find-clever-way-communicate/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Boston Traffic Management Center Works to Make Commutes Better

Link to NewBostonPost article

http://newbostonpost.com/2016/03/30/the-city-is-adjusting-traffic-light-timing-to-fight-congestion/

20) Tackling Cairo’s Notorious Traffic and Parking with Technology

Link to Africanews article

http://www.africanews.com/2016/03/29/tackling-cairo-s-notorious-traffic-and-parking-with-technology/

21) Commuters Driving Upgrades to SafeTripNJ Traffic App

Link to NJ Advance Media article

http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2016/03/commuters_will_drive_upgrades_to_safetrip_nj_traff.html

VEHICLES

22) The City That Runs Itself: Mcity and the Future of Automated Transportation

Link to Michigan Daily article

https://www.michigandaily.com/section/statement/mcity-university-michigan-private-industry-ford

23) Nissan, Savari, UC Berkeley to Test V2X

Link to EE Times article

http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1329300

24) Toyota Patents Augmented-Reality Windshield

Link to CNET article

http://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/toyota-patents-trick-augmented-reality-windshield/

News Releases

1) New 211 Program Provides Transportation Information and Assistance in Nevada County, California

2) New Navigation Systems Enhance Safe Shipping at Port of Prince Rupert

3) Cubic and Essener Verkehrs-AG to Field Test NextAgent Virtual Ticketing Solution in Germany

Solicitation

- Call for Papers - i-Transport and UATP Conference & Exhibition

http://www.i-transportafrica.com/conference/call-for-presentations/

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